president obama promised to provide federal resource to help out. statement from the white house today the president expressed his gratitude for the brave men and women working tirelessly to combat this devastating fire. 4500 homes are still listed as threatened. some people who have been evacuate republican and democrat now being allowed to return to their homes. that's the story for the people in this neighborhood of pine mountain lake. that's just west of the fire. homeowner moved back in and they are expressing their gratitude. >> level of smoke coming back in kind of creepy. >> they have to know that what they did saved our homes. >> so grateful for all the firefighters and the law enforcement. everybody come to help we are just so appreciative. >> our coverage of the sierra fire continues on line. post the latest video on our web site at 7 news.com. also on the site 7 way that you and your family can get ready for major fire. we posted this from repair nor cal and we keep our twitter followers updated with latest information on 7 news bay area